CrossTalk: Farewell USSR!

Did Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost contribute to the Soviet collapse? How did the end of the Soviet Union change the world order (other than simply putting an end to the Cold War)? Can current US foreign policy learn from the Soviet collapse? CrossTalking with Stephen Cohen, Geoffrey Roberts and Richard Krickus.

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[daveruda]

@SgtHydra Scollars estimate native american population pre columbus ranging from 2-18 million in north america. It was an American Holocaust...population was decimated by the 20th century.

[NYredwhiteandblue]

@GravityPowerful  we have one enemy... the Us gov that has trampled over the founding principals and documents...

[schlagerhansi]

It seems to me that some people are confounding cause, and effect ;-)

[SgtHydra]

@russelldesouza1 I don't really think we need a "neo-imperialism" when the regular imperialism is just as valid.

[russelldesouza1]

@SgtHydra Ever heard of neo imperialism?

[595o]

@Nitrorus These two things are separate, latter started earlier.

[redneck10ivan]

@csm3owner Most conspiracy theories are coming true one after the other.

[csm3owner]

@redneck10ivan Wow... your conspiracy theories are quite... unbelievable... i guess?

[redneck10ivan]

@csm3owner The press freedom index Estonia? is a complete lie. The entire western press works on the old doctrines of the Cold War. This is evidenced by recent NATO military campaign. So do not hang noodles on my ears.  The Nazis were grown by the British and American Illuminati, to fight against the USSR. The Communists were grown for the destruction of the Russian Empire.

[csm3owner]

@redneck10ivan Just check the press freedom index, where Estonia ranks top 10 in the world and Russia at the bottom. And where the hell did that nazi-lie come from? Russians just had to think some lame lies to have something to say against occupations? Also, very lame to have nazi accusations from a country which has the largest population of neo-nazis in the world...

[redneck10ivan]

@Povixas The Nazis in Russia roam the streets only in the movies. But in Latvia do not have to wander the streets, because the Nazis is not bad sitting in soft chairs.

[SMGJohn]

@Losuol Oh God not another retard from America.

Sorry to dissapoint you but I live in a Social Democratic country close enough to Socialism. To me the living standards are pretty good, and saying Stalinism was only under Stalin is a pretty ignorant fucked up idea you have as there has been many countries with 'Stalinist' governments... I think your just jealous that Socialist nations has it better then you currently have in your little Nazi state